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The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008

S.S.I. 2008/298 · Made 4 September 2008 · Extends to Scotland

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGRICULTURE

WATER

Made 4th September 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th September 2008

Coming into force 1st January 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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M1

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) (“the 2006 Act”), section 27(1). The functions conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) were, so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act.

Contents

  1. Part 1
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Revocations and savings
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2
  6. 4General application and duties
  7. 5Fertiliser and manure management plan
  8. 6Storage of livestock manure and silage effluent
  9. 7Storage of slurry from housed pigs and housed cattle and manure from housed poultry
  10. 8Exclusions from storage capacity
  11. 9Storage of livestock manure (other than slurry)
  12. 10Temporary storage of solid manure
  13. 11Exemptions from regulations 6(1), 7(1) and 20
  14. 12Maximum application of nitrogen fertiliser
  15. 13Minimum nitrogen available to crop from livestock manure
  16. 14Annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure
  17. 14AApplication for a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure
  18. 14BConditions of a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure
  19. 15Annual field limit of nitrogen in organic manure
  20. 16Application of nitrogen fertiliser
  21. 17Application of chemical fertiliser
  22. 18Application of organic manure
  23. 19Closed period for chemical fertilisers
  24. 20Closed periods for organic manure with high available nitrogen content
  25. 21Closed periods – quantitative restrictions
  26. 22Closed periods for spreading on bare ground and stubble
  27. 23Minimum period between applications of livestock manure
  28. 24Restriction on method of application of slurry
  29. Part 3
  30. 25Records to be kept
  31. 26Records to be retained
  32. 27Inspections
  33. 28Serving of notices
  34. 29Appeals against notices
  35. 30Offences – general
  36. 31Offences by directors, etc.
  37. Signature
  38. Schedule 1Calculation of nitrogen (‘N’) and phosphate (‘P2O5’) in livestock manure
  39. Schedule 2Quantity of cleaning water used by livestock (quantities in litres)
  40. Schedule 3Calculation of maximum nitrogen application to crops
  41. Schedule 4Maximum quantities of organic manure with high available nitrogen content which may be applied during periods set out in regulation 21
  42. Explanatory note